Good Day,
Just read another interesting article that I was unaware of .. it seems that the bolt handle is of concern on the 700--in the article I read this morning in Guns and Ammo --they were doing a test on a Ed Brown custom ---cost somewhere around $3000 and up--the amazing thing in the article other than the fact it was shooting 2" groups and they felt that was adequate (not my idea of accurate) --was the description of the gun and that the "bolt handle was welded to the bolt"--seriously, I would have thought a rifle in this price range would not do that--however it apparently is considered more reliable than one would think...

Ripp